Total pages in book: 30
Estimated words: 28150 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 141(@200wpm)___ 113(@250wpm)___ 94(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 28150 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 141(@200wpm)___ 113(@250wpm)___ 94(@300wpm)
“Don’t be silly, human. Your money is no good to us. I may not yet be a mother myself, but I can understand the concern you have for your little ones. Unfortunately we can’t go back. We’ve already crossed over the threshold of our Universe and should reach Adlene shortly.”
“But I want to go home. No. I need to go home. My baby is back there. I can’t just leave her.”
“That can’t be helped. You belong to Theki now, and it’s his decision what to do with you.”
“Don’t you have a say? Can’t you help me? I don’t think you’re evil.”
The orange alien shrugged. “Of course I’m not. I’m just doing my job.”
“And your job is kidnapping innocent people to sell them?” Callie challenged.
Rzxie bared pointy teeth and flared her snout. “Watch your tongue, human. I may be a little more lenient than Theki, but modulate your tone with me.”
Common sense told Callie she should be careful around these unpredictable entities but when it came to her children, all logic went out the window.
“You and your friend must be out of your minds if you think I would just sit here calmly when you tell me that you’ve taken me away from all I know and love and plan to sell me to God knows who. Hell, aliens aren’t supposed to be more than just a figment of a bunch of sci-fi authors’ imaginations.”
“I can understand your anxiety, but there’s nothing we can do about that. I can assure you, however, that if you behave, you’ll be well taken care of, as will your child.”
“Why?” Callie asked, trying to make sense of this entire mess.
“It’s what we do. Theki and I are Hunters. We scour different planets for slaves to sell on the market. At the moment, Earthlings have become a hot commodity in our Universe. Humans are one of the few species who are sexually compatible with most of the beings in Thorzak.”
Callie’s heart seized in her chest. She hoped she’d misinterpreted the alien’s meaning. “Sexually compatible? I’m not really sure I follow you.”
Rzxie sighed, as though she were trying to explain a simple matter to a small child. “Hmm, let me put it in terms you’ll understand. You know how your kind has different antigens in your blood?”
“Huh?”
“A, B, AB blood, that kind of thing.”
Callie slowly nodded. “Oh yes, of course.”
“It’s my understanding that humans can donate blood to each other, but it has to match. Am I correct in that?”
“Yes, but I don’t know what that has to do with anything.”
“Most blood groupings can only donate to those with the same type. However O negative carriers can donate to anyone. Humans are like type O negative blood. Not only are you equipped to mate with several species in our Universe, you can also successfully carry their children as well.”
“Carry children? Whoa! Is that what’s expected of me?” Callie placed her hand over her heart as she visualized an alien clawing its way out of chest to be born, like a scene from a sci-fi horror movie.
Rzxie held up her hand. “Let me finish, human.”
The ominous tone in the alien’s command made Callie freeze.
Rzxie continued. “On the planet Tetian, for instance, chemical warfare has left many women on the planet barren. Couples wishing to have children take human females as slaves to bear them children. On Gusitivus, it’s forbidden for women to go to their mates as virgins. To learn the arts of pleasing men, the girls are trained with human males. There are a handful of other planets that use humans for many purposes. And there are even some beings that look humanoid in appearance. Perhaps, your new owner won’t look much different than the men on Earth. A beauty like you normally has no problem finding a good home. On quite a few planets concubines are treated like queens.”
Callie’s mouth gaped open as she tried to take all of this in. Was this for real? These aliens had kidnapped her for the sole purpose of selling her on a slave block like a piece of meat. At this point she would have preferred the anal probing, at least that way when they were finished with her, she’d be free to go home afterwards and pretend this was all a bad dream.
“Are you telling me that I’ll never be able to go back home. You’ve taken me and my child against my will, just because?”
“That’s not true. We’re taking you because you happen to fit what we’re looking for. Dark skinned women have increased in popularity on the auction block. For some reason, their brand of looks is in right now. Perhaps in another year or so fair skinned women with pale hair will be the rage once again, but for now, we go with what will bring us the most money. You’ll fetch us a pretty penny—you and your female child.”